For the proof you require, take a look at this from the screencaps and note Jaymes and James running on a path bordering the bank of the River Cher. It did not transfer from Re: TAR 21 Ep 11 (France) post #6 as expected, but you can see it there. Here is the information associated with it:

This is also the resting place of Leonardo da Vinci, who died in Amboise in 1519. Here, we also had quite the experience, witnessing the taping of next season’s The Amazing Race!

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As a popular hunting venue, Cheverny has about 100 hounds!!!! It felt like an optical illusion, but was definitely a sight to see! We also ran into our friends with the Amazing Race again, so this season, look for me strolling down the gravel pathway behind the sprinting contestants!

Cannot see the preview due to location restriction, but is the part with Beekmans in taxi belong to future legs? If so it doesn't seem like that was from Leg 11 since they were in different clothes in France.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

The Chippendales look like they are running TO the Pit Stop, by the canal/river. Notice that they don't have their packs on? If they were running to a task location, I don't think they would leave their stuff unless they're going somewhere very nearby like last night's windmill Detour. Looks like they dropped off them on the way.

The Elipsos train that Boingo identified is on time...no surprises there.

Slowhatch,

Please read the Transportation thread re trains from Barcelona to the Loire Valley (Tours). It would be foolish to go all the way to Paris when teams can get off in Orleans and take a train from there to Tours. The precedent for this is AR1 in France where smart teams took the shortcut to Les Baux.

The Elipsos train that Boingo identified is on time...no surprises there.

Slowhatch,

Please read the Transportation thread re trains from Barcelona to the Loire Valley (Tours). It would be very foolish to go all the way to Paris when teams can get off in Orleans and take a train from there to Tours. The precedent for this is AR1 in France where smart teams took the shortcut to Les Baux.

Very stupid does NOT mean didn't happen.

The train, the station , and thanks to the large clock in the station and slowhatches info, The ARRIVAL TIME are all confirmed.

If you can show a train arriving at that exact time which supports your theory, please do!

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

It is pretty obvious that teams arrived in Tours from Paris. But why? As apskip pointed out, quicker would have been to exit the night train in Orleans and take a train to Tours.......maybe getting there ~2-3 hours earlier.

That might just be the rub. Production had a very busy day planned..........4 chateaus.....self-driving...the field for plowing........the speed bump.......that involves a lot of local crew for all the different places (sets). You really don't want them to be sitting around all day. That wastes production resources. We just saw what happened when teams get all spread out in Moscow and Amsterdam. If they keep the teams bunched, then racing is more exciting and the various "sets" can be assembled and disassembled in short order and local crew released.

They might have not even known they were going to Tours till they arrived in Paris. It is pretty simple to put a clue box in the Paris train station to tell them to go to Tours.